Southern Saskatchewan: Albian - Cenomanian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Ophthalmosauridae
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Platypterygius americanus
(Nace 1939)
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| CMN 10424 (partial rostrum); listed by Russell (1998) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates: | 51.0° North, 106.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 49.5° North, 60.1° West |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous |
| Key time interval: | Albian - Cenomanian |
| Age range of interval: | 113.00000 - 93.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Ashville |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Canadian Museum of Nature; Platypterygius americanus referred specimen | ||
| Database number: | 119005 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | J. Tennant | ||
| Created: | 2011-10-19 22:14:50 | Last modified: | 2013-05-06 09:57:32 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-10-19 22:14:50 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 38221. | E. E. Maxwell and B. P. Kear. 2010. Postcranial Anatomy of Platypterygius americanus (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) from the Cretaceous of Wyoming. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(4):1059-1068 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 46676 | P. M. Sander. 2000. Ichthyosauria: their diversity, distribution and phylogeny. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 74(1/2):1-35 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] |